U18 World League

Allmend Arena
Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) Uetendorf Wanderers's Gilberto Jeker started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Rony Alvarenga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 4 played minutes Uetendorf Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Jeker. A collision led to Jataiense Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Aaran Goiano hit a great ball. In the 14th match minute, Jataiense Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cláudio Torres to maneuver through the defense. Uetendorf Wanderers's Gerard Barth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wellington Moura in the 19th minute of play. Gerard Barth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wellington Moura's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After having played for 22 minutes, Wellington Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jataiense Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wellington Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Délio Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Heffliger. Dimitri Bircher's late challenge caught a Jataiense Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitri Bircher helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Uetendorf Wanderers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Jataiense Futebol Clube:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Moura in the 44th minute of play forced Uetendorf Wanderers's goalkeeper Gerard Barth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wellington Moura to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Uetendorf Wanderers's goalkeeper Gerard Barth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wellington Moura. With his leg Gerard Barth managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Jataiense Futebol Clube's Wellington Moura fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Wellington Moura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Gerard Barth made a huge save. A collision led to Uetendorf Wanderers getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Bernie Kuoni hit a great ball. Uetendorf Wanderers made a substitution. Vito Ritter replaced Bernie Kuoni. A collision led to Uetendorf Wanderers getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Bernie Kuoni hit a great ball. Gerard Barth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wellington Moura in the 57th minute. Wellington Moura hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Uetendorf Wanderers's zone, Wellington Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerard Barth came out of the goal and Wellington Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Délio Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Heffliger in the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Jataiense Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luiz Neves to maneuver through the defense. Jataiense Futebol Clube's Glauco Correia was substituted for José Paulo Romero. In the 70th minute, Sílvio Luiz Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rony Alvarenga fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jataiense Futebol Clube's protests and gave Rony Alvarenga a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, Jataiense Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rony Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Uetendorf Wanderers getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gilberto Jeker hit a great ball. In the 80th minute Martin Heffliger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Délio Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 played minutes Jataiense Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Rony Alvarenga. In the 90th minute, Martin Heffliger made a precise shot to the right of Délio Azevedo. Jataiense Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. A collision led to Uetendorf Wanderers getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Dimitri Bircher hit a great ball.